Ash Paulsen Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, CA.

• Oversee, manage, and help guide the development of the company's HIVESWAP Friendsim spin-off series and its downloadable content
• Collaborate with the team's programmers, musicians, artists, and writers to track assignment progress and ensure on-time completion of assignments and delivery of assets
• Create and prepare the Steam pages for the main Friendsim game and each add-on episode, setting each one up with the proper assets and information as well as ensuring they are all approved by Steam in time to hit our.
• Identify and resolve any workflow issues in a timely manner in order to keep our development pipelines clear and maintain the company's fast-paced production schedule of one new add-on episode every two weeks

Los Angeles, CA.

• Collaborate with a small team to cover video games and industry news for a YouTube channel with more than 950,000 subscribers
• Write and record scripts for discussions, reviews, previews, news updates, and other video content, providing a steady flow of fresh material for subscribers
• Create, update, and maintain team calendars tracking information such as embargo dates, media appointments, release dates, and more
• Organize and track supplementary information about key games in shared documents and spreadsheets to support the team's coverage efforts
• Attend industry media events locally and out of state to obtain early, embargoed coverage of new games
• Capture sensitive, direct-feed footage of upcoming games on-site at developer headquarters and trade shows, managing and publishing that footage within the purviews of various non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and.

Los Angeles, CA.

• Managed and tracked the day-to-day development of the company’s flagship video game series, HIVESWAP
• Led a small development team of 20-30 full-time employees and freelancers, coordinating and fostering effcient interdepartmental communication and asset-sharing to keep workflows unblocked and running smoothly
• Created, executed, and maintained the company's social media schedule, working with other senior staff members to devise contests, promotions, and other avenues of engaging our fan community and encouraging active.
• Collaborated with external companies to explore and capitalize on sales, promotional, and marketing opportunities
• Prepared games for release in Steamworks, the backend/CMS for game developers releasing titles on the Steam platform, while working with outside sources to prepare simultaneous launches on other online storefronts.

Los Angeles, CA.

• Edited and wrote copy for English adaptations of Japanese and Korean video game art books and comics (manga), as well as in-house art books, classic literature adaptations, and other UDON original projects
• Maintained a critical eye toward our books’ layout designs and made edits when necessary to maintain visual consistency and professionalism
• Overhauled the way we sell our products to customers at conventions and trade shows by introducing new sales ideas and tools like Square
• Researched and cross-referenced data repeatedly to ensure that spelling, grammar, and project-specific names and terms are accurate for an English-speaking audience
• Leveraged my extensive experience in video games and the video game industry to source new art book projects and inform UDON's social media presence as it relates to gaming properties

Los Angeles, CA.

• Edited and wrote copy for English adaptations of Japanese video game art books and comics (manga)
• Proofread several drafts of every project to iron out every last spelling, grammar, and factual error
• Paid meticulous attention to detail as well as researched and cross-referenced data repeatedly to ensure spelling, grammar, character names, and other terms are accurate for an English-speaking audience

Los Angeles, CA.

• Coordinated and oversaw all aspects of production on the Wonder Momo: Typhoon Booster video game and Bravoman web cartoon, guiding the projects from inception to release
• Traveled frequently to manage production on-site at Canadian and Japanese studios, ensuring asset work related to a variety of Bandai Namco IPs was prepared to spec and on-brand
• Managed and scheduled content for the ShiftyLook website, working with comic creators to ensure timely delivery of their material and guarantee a constant flow of fresh content for site visitors

Los Angeles, CA.

• Proofread and (if necessary) edited all of our comic strips for spelling, grammar, structure, and fact-checking
• Served in a production/asset management role on the then-upcoming Bravoman web cartoon
• Co-wrote the second season of one of our web comics
• Helped organize and run our exhibit hall booth at conventions such as New York Comic-Con

Burbank, CA.

• Prepared production material for meetings, broke down storyboards, handed out artist assignments, and followed up with artists to ensure timely delivery of assets according to deadlines
• Maintained a comprehensive, ongoing online database of all production assets, with an emphasis on designs, storyboards, and other sensitive materials
• Oversaw development of multiple episodes at a time, with each at differing stages of production

Bachelor Of Arts In Journalism, Journalism (Emphasis On Broadcast Journalism), Sociology (Emphasis On Gender Studies)

Activities and Societies: • Member, Kappa Tau Alpha (a journalism honor society exclusive to the top 10 percent of journalism students.

Associate'S Degree, General Studies